Creation

Muslims believe in the creation as stated in Quran, Muslims holy book. The creation story as mentioned in Quran is credible to many scientists, Muslims and non-Muslims, especially that the correctness and validity of lots of scientific satements that are mentioned in Quran in the seventh century had been proven by the current scientific and technological capacities.

The following are some relevat quotes from Quran on the universe Creation:

"9.Say: Disbelieve ye verily in Him Who created the earth in two Days, and ascribe ye unto Him rivals ? He (and none else) is the Lord of the Worlds. 10. He placed therein firm hills rising above it, and blessed it and measured therein its sustenance in four Days (that is the sum of 2 days for earth, and two for hills and substances), alike for (all) who ask;11. Then turned He to the heaven when it was smoke, and said unto it and unto the earth: Come both of you, willingly or loth. They said: We come, obedient. 12. Then He ordained them seven heavens in two Days and inspired in each heaven its mandate; and We decked the nether heaven with lamps, and rendered it inviolable. That is the measuring of the Mighty, the Knower."

"30.Have not those who disbelieve known that the heavens and the earth were of one piece, then We parted them, and we made every living thing of water ? Will they not then believe ?"

"29. He it is Who created for you all that is in the earth. Then turned He to the heaven, and fashioned it as seven heavens. And He is knower of all things. 30. And when thy Lord said unto the angels: Lo! I am about to place a viceroy in the earth, they said: Wilt thou place therein one who will do harm therein and will shed blood, while we, we hymn Thy praise and sanctify Thee ? He said: Surely I know that which ye know not."

[Quoted from: The Meanings of the Glorious Quran, Translated into the English, Language by Marmaduke Pickthall]

Accordingly, man was the last thing created, after completion of creation of whole universe.

Answer: There are a number of possible consequences of teaching creationism. The context and manner in which it is taught could also play a significant part in the consequences. Some of the possible options are set out below.

1. Students gain a greater understanding of what creationism actually is and what it isn't.

2. Students gain a deeper understanding of the basis of true science and of the scientific method.

3. Students gain knowledge of the creationist assumptions behind many great scientists of both the past and the present day.

4. Students come to understand how creationist belief has never stifled true science (contrary to much propaganda) but actually encouraged it.

5. Students become aware of how evolutionary belief (the main alternative belief to creationism) has stifled science in a number of key areas .e;g; belief in vestigial organs and junk DNA.

6. Students come to understand the part that beliefs or presuppositions play in science.

7. Students discover some or much of the scientific evidences that support creationist arguments.

8. Students learn to think for themselves and learn to evaluate and reason logically from evidence to reach valid conclusions.

9. Students gain an interest in creationist research and develope an ambition to conduct research of their own.

Many creationists of course understand that teaching creationism, if done by a person either ignorant or opposed to it could have an entirely negative impact and for this reason they are not in favor of it being taught in the public school classroom.

None. The inclusion of creationism into the educational curriculum has created the incorrect perception that creationism is a science-based theory which is "just as valid" as evolutionism.

However, evolutionism has solid theories that explain the entire evolution of the human species from the very beginning of life on Earth, backed up by independent research, subjected to open peer review.

Creationism on the other hand has no substantiated evidence that would be accepted outside of its "selective" peer review - i.e. creationist "evidence" is only validated by supporters of creationism. Furthermore, creationism does not explain the origin of the universe or the evolutionary footprints in our DNA with anything more than "God did it".

In the scientific method, a theory has to withstand research, objective observation and peer review before it deemed worthy the title of theory. Theories can have strong opposition during their development within the scientific community, but in the end, if a theory fits all the facts, it will be accepted even by its strongest opponents if they adhere to the scientific method (as was the case with Darwin's theory of evolution).

Since neither independent research, independent observations or open peer review have been possible or permitted on the statements of creationism, most scientists regard it as pseudo-science and therefore unworthy of being included in the educational curriculum of democratic nations where religion (a private practice) and education (a public service) are supposed to be separated by the very foundations of their constitutions.

Creationism is not science, and to teach it in science classes would be misleading. For more information, please visit: http://christianity.answers.com/theology/the-story-of-creation

There are two questions here, one explicit and one implicit:

The first addresses whether the concept of creationism should be taught in public schools in some class.

The second concerns whether or not creationism should be taught in a science class.

The answer to either has NOTHING to do with the theory of evolution.

Let's address the second question first, because it's the easiest to answer.

Creationism absolutely should never be taught in a science class. The reason has nothing to do with the subject matter; it has to do with Creationism not being a scientific theory. In order for an idea to be science (and consequently, have a scientific theory constructed around it), it must follow certain rules: there must be experimentally verifiable assertions made, and the theory as a whole must be constructed using these (testable) assertions combined with the reproducible experimental data. That is, science consists of making an assertion that can be proven FALSE, and then making a sufficient amount of tests to either prove that assertion false, or increase the confidence that the assertion is true (as a scientific theory is based on a preponderance of evidence, and cannot be shown "true" in the same way a mathematical proof can be).

Creationism cannot produce these testable conditions. There is no test that can be run to show whether there is a God (or Intelligent Designer) or not - that is, Creationism is rooted in faith (a form of, by definition, baseless belief), which cannot be used in science. Thus, Creationism is a form of faith/religion, not a scientific theory, and cannot be taught in a science class. You can't teach Philosophy in Science class.

The first (explicit) interpretation of the question is more tricky, as it concerns the content of Creationism as a belief system. Creationism is inherently a Christian faith system; while it is possible to structure Creationism as some form of general monotheistic belief, the literature and supporting movements of the system are derived (and almost exclusively practiced) by those of a Christian faith.

As a form of religious faith, teaching such a subject in a public school - which has a duty as a government-sponsored institution not to promote one religion over others - can be tricky.

Legally speaking, it is possible to teach Creationism in a class where the context is sociology and/or philosophy, and where the discussion and study is not "accept this as true", but more "analyze what this says and why, and look at the roots of where it came from." It would NOT be possible to teach this in any way which endorsed Creationism as "truth" or which judged people according to their adherence to its tenants, because in both situations, it would be the school (aka government) promoting the views of a specific religion over those of others not of that religion.

Thus, it could be entirely appropriate to discuss Creationism in a Comparative Religions class, or Western Philosophy class, or even a Sociology class. It might even be possible to be taught to younger kids in a Social Studies class. That is, you could "teach" Creationism in the same way you would "teach" Shakespeare or Ayn Rand. The prime point is that Creationism cannot be presented as accepted fact, or as supported by fact.

Whether or not it would be beneficial to students that such a subject be taught is left up to your local community to decide.

Yes, the tradition of Creation by God goes all the way back to the first man, passed down in an uninterrupted chain of teachers and disciples, and recorded in the Torah by Moses (Deuteronomy 31:24) at God's dictation (Exodus 24:12).

The Creationism-movement, however, is very recent.

There are numerous pros attached to teaching children about creationism. After all, we live in a world in which a great majority of the people are still religious, and believe, to various degrees, in a world that was created by their particular deity. It cannot harm children to learn what religious beliefs other people have, as long as they are not themselves pressured to believe the same.

There are also numerous cons attached to teaching children creationism as if it were a true story. After all, the children would then be asked to believe something for no good reason, which would seriously impair their critical thinking skills, and obstruct further education.

The United States Supreme Court has defined creationism as a religious hypothesis, which should be taught only as part of religious education. It is not permitted to be taught in science courses.

For more information, please visit: http://christianity.answers.com/theology/the-story-of-creation

Usually the creation science is taught by Christians so I'll answer in with that in mind.

There are many things that we can learn about the creation of the Earth, not to mention the history mentioned in Genesis. All creation was done in six days, so there can be six seminars on each day of creation. Not to say that the seventh day is important also. The process implicated not only the work but enjoying the work as well.

If you really wanna much more info on the things to learn after the creation, check Christians seminars on Creation Science. There are many and shed much light on things that evolution cannot.

I placed a link from Dr. Kent Hovind site that has information on Creationism as well as a link to the video seminars that can be freely watch (at the time of the post).

After all, their gods presented them with the divine record and they obviously had some evidence or they would have questioned the beliefs; why should we disbelieve them and pick one arbitrary group above all others?

"Why do electrons move away from each other?/Why does light appear red-shifted by different amounts from different stars?/Why does [insert phenomenon here] happen?"

"Because God makes it happen/God did it/God says so."

"Oh, okay."

And thus ends the procession of scientific inquest. Accepting "God" as the answer to a scientific problem leaves no room for experimentation, no room for direct evidence, and no room for real science.